I'm back!

As of 7:25 this morning I am a free woman! Today is the first day of school. Some might say where did the summer go?  I'm sure my kids are thinking just that. They have been out since May 26th, and to me that seems some time ago. We had a great summer, the weather was mild, the grass was and remains green, we boated, swam,vacationed, and the kids got plenty of time to do NOTHING, but eat,seep, and lay around.

If you have been checking my blog Welcome back,as you can see I have a whole new design.Shawn really did an amazing job. Thanks Shawn! Check out my twitter page it matches too!

I know my friend Beth is probably ecstatic that there is a new entry and new music!

I have been reading a ton, and scrapbooking alot too. I will share more of that later this week.

For now here are some highlights of our summer.

Walking the set of War of the Worlds, for us movie buffs, this was heaven!

 my niece and Ella on the boat.

Ravinia to see the Beach Boys

Visiting with a dear friend, and being like a 5 year old, as my son would say.

This is my favorite shot I took this summer. ( Hence the size) This was taken at the Willis Tower, formally known as the Sears Tower. They have attached these clear boxes to the outside of the building at the very top. I was all gung ho that I was going to try this, but it never happened. Jeremy was fine here, but then saw someone lay down so he tried that too and got queasy. He immediately popped right back up. I got scared and my knees started shaking, so it was a  no go for me.

Marie of course, jumped right on out there! Seriously, it looks like someone got a really big tube of clear caulk and glued these things to the outside of the building! There are no visible brackets holding these things up. They say they can hold 5 tons, but i wasn't taking any chances.

Well, it's good to be back. My computer is not cooperating at the moment, so I guess I'll be back tomorrow!